1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: I've got a FEVA and the only prescription might be 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: cow Bell. But today it's just trades. Of course, it's trades. 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Wells from Fantasy Pros. I have got five 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: players on my trade radar that I want to share 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: with you. This episode today is brought to you by 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: so rare digital cards that you own and play. The 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: next era is yours, But more about them shortly, let's 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: get to it. Five players I am answering the trade 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: calls four number one Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Green. Don't 10 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: look now, but some of these young Tigers players are 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: getting hot, and Riley Green is showing signs of a 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: player we might want some shares of. On the season, 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: Green is hitting two sixty eight with three homers five 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: stolen bases. Over the last two weeks, though Green has 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: put up a one forty nine WRC plus he's got 16 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: a homer in that time and three stolen bases. The 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: promise of power is starting to develop is over the 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: last two weeks as ISO is up around one seventy. 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: That's not fantastic, but it's better than the season total 20 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: stolen base numbers. They're also looking promising as He sat 21 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: just above the top fifty percentile last year in sprint speed. 22 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: This year he's in the top twelve percentile, and it's 23 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: showing in his stolen based numbers in that period of time. 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: He's also cut his strikeout percentage by close to four 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: percent on the year. Green has uped his barrels from 26 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: last year while raising his max ev to over one fourteen. 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: Though his XBA is a little lower than his current average, 28 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: his expected slugging is actually higher. If Green's current pace 29 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: of ISO holds, we could see a spike in his 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: power numbers that push beyond his current projection numbers as well. 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: I think the rest of season projections might be undershooting 32 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: his speed. There is a real shot that Riley Green 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: might touch twenty stolen bases. Green is a cheap speculative 34 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: buy that I would be checking in on. Number two. 35 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Ray's starting pitcher, Zach Eflin. Eflyn is almost 36 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: about all they have left, right, I mean, all the injuries. 37 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: It's crazy what's going on with the Rays. They're damaging 38 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: pitchers at the same rate they're unlocking new features from 39 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: these guys. Eflyn is their new prize, though, like they do, 40 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: they have simplified his arsenal by scrapping his four seam 41 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: in favor of a sinker and upping his curveball usage. 42 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: We actually are seeing that in Taj Bradley and the 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: Miners right now, where they're lowering his cutter percentage and 44 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: essentially making him scrap the curveball. So far in the Miners, 45 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: But back to Zach Eflin, so far, his swinging strike 46 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: rate highest of his career for the first time. His 47 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: CSW percentage it's over thirty percent, which has all amounted 48 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: to a career high k percentage and a top three 49 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: percent of the league chase rate. This isn't one of 50 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: those like go look for guys underperforming with signs of improvements. 51 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: I know, I do that a lot. Eflyn has been 52 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: good for sub three era. Is that a one whip 53 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: He's been great. If he qualified, he'd have the third 54 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: lows walk percentage in the league. You know what. He 55 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: actually kind of mirrors Logan Webb statistically to me. But 56 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: Eflyn doesn't have the must not trade vibes. Owners might 57 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: be happy that they got him for next to nothing, 58 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: so he'll cost more than his you know, actual draft value. 59 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: But I would start poking around. Trade from a little strength, 60 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: and don't be afraid to trade from even value. I 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: think his value is going to continue to rise into 62 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: the season, because what else do the Rays have. He's 63 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: been good, they don't have a whole lot else. They're 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: gonna continue winning. It's going to be not only on 65 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: the back of Shane McClanahan, but Zach Eflin. Number three 66 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: Saint Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Newbar. Full on Welsh guy 67 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: here in Lars Newbar. But it's been a slow start 68 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: for Newt. He's hit just two forty going into May. Right, 69 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: as many of you are starting to get like a 70 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: little too angry and jumping off ship. Newt is now though, 71 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: up to two eighty nine. As he started off May hot. 72 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: He's hit in seven of his last nine games going 73 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: into Sunday, with four of those being multi hit games. 74 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: His walk rate is one of the best in the 75 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: league at almost twenty percent. What I like about this, 76 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: of course, is this is going to help just in 77 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: general for him to get on base and those stolen 78 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: base numbers can start to peak. The power is the 79 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: big question. Newbar spent much of the off season working 80 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: on taking his barrels and turning them into fly balls. 81 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: And this just really hasn't happened yet, but early injuries 82 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: are moving further and further away, and he's finding other 83 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: ways to continue to produce. 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So rare. 111 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: The next era is yours now two more trades that 112 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: are also yours coming up here with number four Boston 113 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale. I bom being honest, 114 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: kind of thought I was out on Chris Sale. It's 115 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: felt like he's been chasing his own tail for quite 116 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: a few years now. We've seen some of that again 117 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: this year, but things are starting to look like they 118 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,119 Speaker 1: are settling down. On the year. He has an over 119 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: five ra but an x FIP that's two runs lower. 120 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: Over the last two weeks, he's put up a couple 121 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: wins with a two ERA, and over the last two 122 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: weeks he's had a thirty percent K percentage and the 123 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: seventh best K minus walk percentage in baseball at twenty 124 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: eight point two percent. Sale has held batters to a 125 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: one seventy six batting average, which made him one of 126 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: only eight pitchers in baseball with a thirty percent k 127 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,559 Speaker 1: rate to hold batters under one pint eighty. In that time, 128 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: his slider has looked extra good as it's had the 129 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: highest whiff rate since twenty eighteen to go along with 130 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: this change up that's had the high rate since twenty nineteen. 131 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: Probably the biggest question is what kind of wild card 132 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: Chris Sale is. Will he get injured on the field 133 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: or is it gonna get injured like ramming a massage 134 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: table into a doorway at a frustration and breaking a 135 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: rib or something like that. I don't know. The buye though, 136 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: is we are getting the sale we've known of old, 137 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: but at fractions of the cost. Buyer beware. Yeah, sure, 138 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: but as a great Michael Scott said via Wayne Gretzky, 139 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: you miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take, 140 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: which leads us to number one the top trade option 141 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: Saint Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Erinado. I feel like 142 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: this one was pretty obvious, but sure enough, like any year, 143 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: these proven guys struggle for just long enough that trust 144 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: gets thrown out the window. No doubt, Eronado has struggled, 145 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: though it is not a pretty looking baseball savant page. 146 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: He's got low barrel numbers, hard hit and the lowest 147 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: average of his career at two point fifty two. But 148 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: Aeronado has quietly been getting better. Though May fifth to 149 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: May thirteenth, he had a hit in every single game 150 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: but one. Over the last two weeks, Aeronauto's hit two 151 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: eighty and he's got three bombs. More encouraging in that 152 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: two week span, his ISO pop to two sixty one, 153 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: which is a big rebound because his season total is 154 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: at one thirty five. Bottom line, the numbers, be it 155 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: surface level or underlying, are down across the board. But 156 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: it's been six weeks of the season and we have 157 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: got some signs of life. The panic is still out 158 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: there on if he can rebound, so you might be 159 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: able to swoop in for cheaper than you really think. 160 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: I know, I personally would give it a Shot, Riley Green, 161 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: Zach Efflin, Large, Noopar, Chris Sale, Nolan Ernado. Which trade 162 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: are you making? Who are you just out on? Leave 163 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: a comment below, assuming that you're subscribed and you could 164 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: win a free premium Fantasy Bros. 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